Unlocked on Verizon?

[recDNA]

Can anyone with an unlocked N9 at VZW comment about any features or updates you've lost due to using the unlocked version? Thanks!

 

[jtcannonball]

I have hotspot, visual voicemail and HD voice. Looks like WiFi calling is the only thing I don't have.

 

[recDNA]

I have hotspot, visual voicemail and HD voice. Looks like WiFi calling is the only thing I don't have.

How about updates. Did you get any? Thanks!

 

[jtcannonball]

How about updates. Did you get any? Thanks!

Yeah, through October so far. I'm struggling to stay with the phone. Not incredibly low light this afternoon and I was very dissatisfied with the picture results of my kids. Picked up my Pixel and same exact lighting and situation produced clean, blur free photos with lots of details. None of that Samsung blur of hair that looks like an oil painting.

 

[pizza_pablo]

Yeah, through October so far. I'm struggling to stay with the phone. Not incredibly low light this afternoon and I was very dissatisfied with the picture results of my kids. Picked up my Pixel and same exact lighting and situation produced clean, blur free photos with lots of details. None of that Samsung blur of hair that looks like an oil painting.

Sell it on swappa.

I'm not much of a photog, so as long as the camera takes pics I'm good.
I had an OG Pixel XL and a Pixel 2 XL and was not impressed with either. I'm really digging the Note 9.

 

[felloffthetruck]

Thought you wanted to get the iPhone Max? I have the Max and thinking about going back to the Note 9 Midnight Black.

If you use Verizon then I would get the phone from Verizon.

 

[recDNA]

Thought you wanted to get the iPhone Max? I have the Max and thinking about going back to the Note 9 Midnight Black.

If you use Verizon then I would get the phone from Verizon.

Yes I wanted the max when i thought it was 400 off. My mistake was getting so pissed I stormed out without thinking about N9 for 400 off.

 

[mumfoau]

So Wi-Fi calling doesn’t work with an unlocked version on Verizon? I just bought one from Swappa and Wi-Fi calling is the reason I sent the 6T back to OnePlus.

 

[anon(5719825)]

So Wi-Fi calling doesn’t work with an unlocked version on Verizon? I just bought one from Swappa and Wi-Fi calling is the reason I sent the 6T back to OnePlus.

I can confirm it doesn't work.

I also have an unlocked S9+ and WiFi calling does work on it with Verizon.

 

[mumfoau]

My options Are to wait on Verizon or flash the Verizon firmware with ODIN then?

I can confirm it doesn't work.

I also have an unlocked S9+ and WiFi calling does work on it with Verizon.

 

[anon(5719825)]

My options Are to wait on Verizon or flash the Verizon firmware with ODIN then?

I would flash the Verizon firmware. I may try that very same thing today and try it out.

 

[mumfoau]

Any tutorials? I've rooted in the past but never used ODIN. I'm coming from iPhone.

I would flash the Verizon firmware. I may try that very same thing today and try it out.

 

[anon(5719825)]

Any tutorials? I've rooted in the past but never used ODIN. I'm coming from iPhone.

If you go to the XDA forums now, someone uploaded the Verizon firmware just today. In that same Note 9 forum, you should find the link to download the special version of Odin you need for the Note 9.

 

[anon(5719825)]

Also, use Samsung Smartswitch on your computer to backup the contents of your phone so that you can restore everything when you are through.

You need a Windows computer to run Odin on also.

 

[mumfoau]

I'm downloading the firmware now from that post. Then I'll drop it on a flash drive. I'll check for the ODIN a little later. This essentially makes my phone a Verizon phone with all their bloat right? Considering this year Thanksgiving was in the place where I need WiFi calling, I may just wait for VZW to offer official support for WiFi calling. We'll see how I feel when the phone arrives.

If you go to the XDA forums now, someone uploaded the Verizon firmware just today. In that same Note 9 forum, you should find the link to download the special version of Odin you need for the Note 9.

 

[anon(5719825)]

I'm downloading the firmware now from that post. Then I'll drop it on a flash drive. I'll check for the ODIN a little later. This essentially makes my phone a Verizon phone with all their bloat right? Considering this year Thanksgiving was in the place where I need WiFi calling, I may just wait for VZW to offer official support for WiFi calling. We'll see how I feel when the phone arrives.

It will have a few Verizon apps installed but it's not too bad.

 

[recDNA]

It will have a few Verizon apps installed but it's not too bad.

Anyone ever ask the Best Buy Samsung guy if HE will flash the VZW firmware for you?

 

[anon(5719825)]

Anyone ever ask the Best Buy Samsung guy if HE will flash the VZW firmware for you?

But there's no fun in that.

 

[mumfoau]

I called them today and he said their store hasn't done that in 1.5 years. Said the nearest store that did that to here was Virginia Beach which is about 4.5 hours from me.

I've got Odin3 on my wife's Windows laptop and I've got the firmware from that XDA thread and the one from SamMobile since they have different numbers.

My Unlocked 512GB will be here Thursday then I'll decide if I want to wait out VZW to update the Note 9 like they did the S9/S9+ or or just flash the VZW firmware.

Anyone ever ask the Best Buy Samsung guy if HE will flash the VZW firmware for you?

 

[recDNA]

I called them today and he said their store hasn't done that in 1.5 years. Said the nearest store that did that to here was Virginia Beach which is about 4.5 hours from me.

I've got Odin3 on my wife's Windows laptop and I've got the firmware from that XDA thread and the one from SamMobile since they have different numbers.

My Unlocked 256GB will be here Thursday then I'll decide if I want to wait out VZW to update the Note 9 like they did the S9/S9+ or or just flash the VZW firmware.

256gb? I thought they were either 128 or 512?